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A small, thin piece of semiconductor material that contains a complex electronic circuit; a microchip.
Der neue Chip im Smartphone sorgt für eine deutlich höhere Leistung.
The new chip in the smartphone provides significantly higher performance.
You can only recognize the meaning of 'Chip' from context. Words like 'Computer' or 'Smartphone' point to the microchip, 'essen' (to eat) or 'Tüte' (bag) to potato chips, and 'Casino' or 'Poker' to the game token.
Der neue Chip in meinem Handy ist extrem schnell.
The new chip in my phone is extremely fast.
For potato chips, the plural form 'die Chips' is almost always used; the singular 'der Chip' is unusual in this sense. With microchips and game tokens, however, both the singular and the plural are common.
Diese Tüte Chips ist schon fast leer.
This bag of chips is already almost empty.
In the technical context, 'Chip' is often used in compounds such as 'Mikrochip' (microchip), 'Speicherchip' (memory chip), or 'Computerchip' (computer chip). Common verbs are 'einen Chip einbauen' (to install a chip) or 'einen Chip entwickeln' (to develop a chip).
Die Firma entwickelt einen neuen, leistungsfähigeren Chip für Grafikkarten.
The company is developing a new, more powerful chip for graphics cards.
Be careful, especially for speakers of British English: German 'Chips' are always thin, crispy potato chips from a bag. The thick, hot potato sticks that are called 'chips' in the UK are called 'Pommes frites' (French fries) in German.
Für den Filmabend kaufen wir Bier und Chips.
For movie night, we're buying beer and chips.
brand / mark / stamp
'die Marke' and 'der Chip' can both mean a small object that is used like money. In this sense, a 'Marke' is more general, for example for a shopping cart or as a deposit token. A 'Chip' is especially typical in games, for example in a casino. Learners may confuse the words because both can be round and small. In everyday life, however, people are more likely to say 'Marke' for deposits or shopping carts and 'Chip' for play money in a casino.
Beim Spiel legt Tom einen roten Chip auf den Tisch.
During the game, Tom places a red chip on the table.
Für den Einkaufswagen brauchst du eine Münze oder eine Marke.
You need a coin or a token for the shopping cart.